The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-11

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To Commit suicide-He Blows His Head
Half OG-FieIding and sch~ alb to go to
Penitentiary The Others to Hang.
CHICAGO. No. ember l0-L0uis Lingg,
the true arch.Anarchist. attempted %
commit suicide in his cell at five minutes
before Q o'clock this morning by blow
inc his face 10 pieces with candle load
ed with dynamite and Eliminating cap.
His face was blown out Of all sembance
of human shape. The violent act was
effected with "a candle loaded with dyna-
mite. lie lit the wick and placed the
candle In his mouth.
Lingg had acted about as usual all the
morning. and there was no reason 10 eS-
pect any event so startling
At the time mentioned areport startled
every one In the jail. Mr.. Osborne, the
death watch. al once located the sound IN
Lingr's cell The door was opened IN
stantly. and Lingg was found lying on
his back. The cell was spaitered win
blood and the air was heavy with smoke
and the smell of dynamite The explo
sion WAS heard all over the Jail, where IL
echoed through the corridors and cells
with A hollow boom and for moment
there was almost panic. he Dloouy'
but vet breathing body was carried IN the
iail Office. and Dr. Fenger sum nonea
lie with other physicians at once TOOK
steps 10 stem the fast flowing life tide,
and had some hope of saving his HE Tor
the hangman.
Parsons was at once taken out OF MS
cell and searched, bat without result.
candle loaded in similar manner 10 Ihe
one used was found in Lingg cell Inc
tallow had been poured around dyna-
mite cartridge hese candles had Dech
passed igto The jail and might have oeeh
used by all the men so far as Is known.
BATnED IN HIS BLOOD.
Iingg was carried into the bathroom,
and Was laid on table, onto which the
torrent of blood gushed from the holes
In his head, completely SURROUNDING
him. Dr. Gray says he iound that the
tissues of the throat, the neck ana the
fro, Of the jaw had been torn away.
Stimulants have failed to rouse the man
from his lethargy. While the physician
uas working over him, Lingg coughed
and the blood spOuted from his lungs
staining his hair and clothes. The doc
Tor said the unfortunate man could I'VE
bnt few hours at the most, as ils
breath was coming at greater Intervals
already
coNCEALED Is III. HAIR.
II ia now thought the dynamite cart
rii,es we're hidden In his hair and that
he Embedded them in his candles himself
The force of the explosion was down
vyard and outward, the soft tissues Ol th'
month and throat suffering almost toia
destructiyn. 4 piece Of bis tongue wa
found in the cell hen 1t was sea1oleu
Drs. Meyer and Gray declared al
o'clock that Lingg could not i've many
hours-not until night. Lingg was lhei
sitting no and gazing restlessly about lh'
room lie was asked If he wanted Wate
and nodded his head IL was poure'
down his throat from fountain IN leclo
and he closed his eyes in saushed way
HORRIBLE siGHr
The still breathing Anarchist present
q horrible sight, with the lower part o
bis law completely of and his thicE au
hnrn hair still matted with blood.
The checks were torn Oui anu nun
down in jagged pieces upon MS NECK @
the teeth were knocked out, the gum h
torn away and but 4 small stump OF IN IN
tongue ,oIc appeared protruding from th
T In the upper part Of the throat, immt l
! IT.. nnder the lower part Of the ia"
hone terrible gap had been torn OF
. ron, the inside The ball Of the thum
: ~ The left hand, with which he ha
touched of the explosive in his mou'